Hybrid Senior Site Strategy Architect – Power & Controls

Mainspring Energy, Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs + benefits

Job summary

Mainspring Energy, Inc is seeking a Project Strategist to bridge product repeatability and full-site projects. You will define site requirements, translate customer needs into actionable product plans, and shape integration with controls, SCADA, and other systems across multiple sites.

The role requires architectural thinking, strong communication with EPCs and utilities, and the ability to drive standardized solutions while coordinating with delivery teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant professional experience, including 3–4 years in distributed power or industrial energy projects.
• Experience at the boundary between equipment and site, including balance of plant, MV switchgear, interconnection, or EPC scope.
• Familiarity with systems a site integrates with, like SCADA, building/energy management, solar, and storage.
• Technical background in Electrical/Mechanical engineering or related field.
• Experience with EPCs, developers, or utility interconnection teams on both sides of contracts.
• Understanding of performance guarantees, risk, and pricing.
• Strong written communication and cross-functional planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Define site requirements between repeatable product and full customer project.
• Distill site product requirements from design work via Applications Engineering.
• Interface with customers to capture monitoring, control, and dispatch needs.
• Define integration with building energy systems, solar, and storage.
• Translate market requirements into product architecture and standardization.
• Carry customer/market view into product requirements owned by Product Architect.
• Translate large-project strategy to smaller behind-the-meter sites.
• Collaborate with Project Delivery to form partnerships for site development at volume.
• Make strategic calls on guarantees, exposure, and risk.

Skills

Distributed power

Cross-functional communication

Program management

Electrical engineering

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Mainspring Energy, Inc is seeking a Project Strategist to bridge product repeatability and full-site projects. You will define site requirements, translate customer needs into actionable product plans, and shape integration with controls, SCADA, and other systems across multiple sites.

The role requires architectural thinking, strong communication with EPCs and utilities, and the ability to drive standardized solutions while coordinating with delivery teams.